Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.7° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
97
117
137
168
197
216
279
448
498
473
331
300
264
93
98
89
62
42
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:32PM3.02m
1:32AM3.35m
2:03PM3.14m
2:03AM3.47m
2:34PM3.22m
Low Tide
7:19PM0.64m
7:45AM0.23m
7:50PM0.51m
8:17AM0.10m
8:22PM0.42m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:14
 mm
5
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
11
8
8
9
7
7
10
11
11
11
9
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